The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-05-27
FROM WASHINGTON.
The President and Party Leave on
Their Fishing Trip.
Maine People Remembered In the
Pension Bureau.
A United States Senator Who is a
Base Ball Enthusiast.
Pensions for Maine People

Base Ball Enthusiast.
Pensions for Maine People.
WASHINGTON. May Extensions have been
granted to residents of Maine as follows
Reuben. father of orrin Dickey, East Belmont.
| Robert Brady, original. Enfield
| James Il. Wllber, original, Lexington.
Charles b. Bean increase, Marshall
| Samuel Bassett, increase, Wnterport
| Andrew j. Orbert0n, increase, Rangeley
| Robert Wallace, increase, Alexander.
Lucius 9: Curtis, increase, New Gloucester.
| Minot,
coiorphobia Rebuked by the Presi-
dent.
The captain of the Vicksburg company in
| attendancei upon the national drill, who
withdrew his men from the line because
coloreu company was permitted to march in
the same street, is % years old. The Presi-
dent subsequently received the colored COM
pany, and shook hands with each member.
The Presidents Fishing Trip.
The President has been hard at work put
ting the finishing touches to several matters
| of public concern prior to his departure
| for a fortnight's indulgence In pis-
catoral sport in the wild regions of the upper
| Adir0ndacks. The President was accom-
| panied by Mrs. Cleveland and Private Secre-
tary and Mrs. Lamont.
The ladies of the party have been deeply
engrossed for the past week, devising appro-
| pirate toilettes for the occasion. A blue
| flannel skirt, cut just above the ankle, with
blouse-like body, held by band above the
waist, loose sleeves fastened at the wrists,
| stout CATERS and PiedmOntess hats, with
Haunting ribbons, will constitute their noun
| tain garb.
The President and his private secretary
| will not present such display of pictur-
| esque effects, but will wear the retired gar
ments generally slowed away in the corner
OF every gentleman's wardrobe for just such
| occasions
Col. Lamont, who is up in all such matters
| technical and otherwise. has inspected the
| fly and rod department Of the Presidents
| outfit. He has also packed away in the
folds of his gripsack several reams of advice
on throwing the fly, for consumption on the
| way back. Quite an assortment of rods has
| been proffered for the occasion by scientific
and speculative sportsmen of the brook.
Quarantine Declared.
The Commissioner of Agriculture has de-
clared rigid quarantine against Cook coun-
| ty in Illinois, the counties of Baltimore,
Howard. Carroll, Prince and George in
Maryland. and West Chester, New York,
Richmond, Kings, Queens and Suffold coun-
| ties in New York. The Treasury Depart
ment today prohibited. until further notice,
| the Importation of neat cattle and hides of
neat cattle from Scotland owing to the
didliHlnS pleFdicuCo VI pituIO-pueuluOuld
there
An Understanding with Canada.
Recent correspondence with the Canadian
| government has resulted in an understand
Ing that the Canadian regulations in regard
| to the towing of vessels in Canadian waters
and at Canadian ports by American tugs,
| shall be amended so as to extend to Ameri-
| can tugs when in Canadian waters the same
| rights and privileges as are granted to Cana
| dian tugs in American waters.
Minor Matters.
Senator German, of Maryland, is base
| ball enthusiast. In 1867 he was second base
| man of the National club here and he has
never lost his love for the game. The Sena-
| tor is arranging for reunion of all the play
| ers Of that old club, and will play in game
| to take place between two mines composed of
| ex-members of the Nationals.
| Secretary Endicott, in his return to the
court in the mandamus case of Sergeant
Kinney, asking far the payment of losses in
| clothing sustained while connected with the
| Arctic expedition, stated that he would per-
| form his duty in this and all other cases of
property lost by the officers and men who
have claims pending before him since the
big back down for the Secretary, and the
200 claims now before him have some chance
of being considered. Mr.. Endicott refused
to act on these cases because he thought that
the law was not explicit enough and he OBJ
jects to the law anyhow. His sudden con-
version is unexplainable.
Exempt from Duty.
Assistant Secretary Maynard has informed
the collector of customs at New York that
fresh fish, when imported for immediate con-
sumption are exempt from duty, no matter
by whom caught or by whom imported, but
If they are not imported for immediate con-
sumption they are subject to duty.